BOSTON (WHDH) - Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Dorchester that left a woman dead and five other people hospitalized.
Officers responding to a Shot Spotter activation on Irma Street around 12:30 a.m. Monday found a woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and pronounced her dead at the scene, according to Boston police. Her name has not been released.
Two other victims were found nearby suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.
A further investigation revealed that three additional victims were self-transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police added.
A woman who lives nearby recalled hearing the shots ring out.
“There was a big party across the street and then I got up at 12:30 because I thought it was fireworks,” she said. “I hope the city pays attention because I knew it was going to happen eventually because they drink, urinate all over the place, and vomit all over the place. It was crazy and there’s big parties.”
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Boston police homicide detectives at 617-343-4470.
No additional information was immediately available.
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